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Letters Pf/,wzt A70. 69,439, dated (kinder l, 1867.

IMHOVEMENT IN LAMP-GHIMNBY CLEANERS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN.

Be it knownthat I, JAMES l?. IIOWELL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements Lamp-(Qhimney Cleaners; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine. reference being,t had to the accompanying drawings making a portion of this specilication, in uhichi Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lamp-chimney cleaner constructed according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a detached view of a portion of the'sumc.

'Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

It is highly desirable that a device intended for cleaning glass lamp-chimneys should be capable not only of rubbing and washing the interior of the chimney, but also of drying the same, in order to'seeure the thorough cleansing,` thereof. 'lhis invention is designed to serve this double purpose, and consists in a washing-pad, pivoted ,to one end of the handle of the device, in such manner that the said pad may be very conveniently manipulated to wush the internal surface of the chimney; and in the construction of the aforesaid handle, with a joint near the other end thereof, with a piece of cloth or other suitable material wound upon the said end of the handle, and `attached by means of a binding-tape, so as to conform to the aforesaid surface of the l chimney, in order to properly wipe or dry'the saine.

To enable others to understand the construction and operation of my invention, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the drawings.

The handle of the ehimney-cleuner is shown at A, and consistsl of a rod or stiel( of wood, or other suitable material, which, for the sake of convenience in using, may be made with flattened sides, and has pivoted upon one end thereof, by means et' u transverse pin or pivot, a, a washingpad, B, which is constructed with an oblong,r sheet-metal shell, Z1, the rear or inner side of which is made concave, in order to produce the requisite Convcxity of the outer surface thereof A small hole is formed in the central portion of each of the two 0pposite edges of the said shell, and through these holes and through the handle A is passed the pin or pivot a, so that the washing-pad B, being,` thus pivoted at or near its centre to the end of the handle A, is free to turn thereon, as will be hereinafter' further set forth. rlhe shell I) is perforated with numerous small holes, through which. the thread is passed by which a layer or thickness, e, of sponge or'ether suitable material is sewed fast upon the outer or convex surface of the shell I), as shown in fig. I. Ihat end of the handle A opposite to that upon which the pad Bis pivoted, as just set forth, is constructed with a joint,'Z, as shown in fig. 2, so that the portion or supplemental part e may, within certain limits, be turned to any angle with reference to the main length of the aforesaid handle, or, in other words, the said handle is enabled to bend at the said joint, in order that the vcloth or other dry or absorbent material employed in wiping dry the internal surface of the Vchimney may be brought in contact with all parts of the said surface, as will present-ly be fully set forth. The wiping? cloth or material is shown atfiu tig. l, and is wound upon the jointed portion ofthe handle A, in the manner indie-ated in the said figure, and is securely bound thereon by vmeans of a binding tape or string, (hone end of which is permanently.attached to the extremity of the handler A, as shown at g in the drawings, andthe opposite end of which, after the-said tape is wound or tied around the wiping-cloth or materialf, te secure the same upon the handle, as just set forth, is passed back and forth through suitable transverse holes formed in the said handle, as shown at a in fig. 1, and is thus prevented from becoming loose and releasing the wiping-a clothffrom the handle vA during the operation of wiping the chimney. In order to facilitate the passage of tlie end of the binding-tupe 'through the holes a', ns just described, the extremity of the said tape should be furnished with a small cylindrical nib, I1. Y

In using the apparatus, the sponge or absorbent portion c of the washing-pad B is first saturated with water, and the said pad is then inserted into the lamp-chimney, and, by means of the handle A, is worked around and rubbed upon all portions of the inner surface of the chimney, thus thoroughly washing the same,

the pad being pivoted at its central part to the end of the handle; and furthermore, having its rubbing surface` made convex is enabled to adapt itself to the uneven or irregular surface of the interior of the chimney, and to be brought in contact with any part thereof. This washing of the chimney being completed, the washingpad Il is withdrawn therefrom, and the opposite or jointed end of the handle A, having the wipingclcthf wound thereon, as hereinbefore described, is inserted therein, and is Worked and turned around so as to rub the wiping-oloth or material c upon the interior thereof, thus wiping the said surface completely dry; the joint d enabling that portion of the hendle A upon which the wiping-eloth is wound to bend, and thus bring the said cloth in Contact with the diierent parts ot the' said interior surface of the chimney. When the cleaning operation is completed, the wiping-cloth may be removed, and replaced by another, in order that thev operation may be repeat-ed when required.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The lamp-chimney cleaner, with a, flexible jointed handle that will yield to the curves of the glass, and covered with cloth, or other suitable material, in such manner that such cloth may be readily applied or detached, substantially :ts shown and described for the purpose set forth.

J. r. HOWELL.

Witnesses:

J. W. CooMIss, G. W. REED. 

